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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2010; 16(37): 4697-4703
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4697
Published online Oct 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4697
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with benign biliary tract diseases (control) and cholangiocarcinoma
Control | Cholangiocarcinoma | P | |
n = 128 | n = 59 | ||
Age (yr) | 61 ± 7 | 67 ± 5 | 0.451 |
Sex (M:F) | 62:66 | 36:23 | 0.118 |
Albumin (mg/dL) | 3.9 ± 0.67 | 3.1 ± 0.59 | < 0.001 |
Globulin (mg/dL) | 3.9 ± 0.72 | 4.1 ± 0.91 | 0.073 |
Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 3.3 ± 3.71 | 12.0 ± 11.35 | < 0.001 |
AST (U/L) | 73.4 ± 78.14 | 91.2 ± 75.91 | 0.003 |
ALT (U/L) | 76.3 ± 83.32 | 52.2 ± 43.58 | 0.884 |
ALP (U/L) | 320.3 ± 230.03 | 380.5 ± 314.52 | < 0.001 |
Table 2 Performance of the biomarkers for the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma (%) (95% CI)
Tumor markers (cut-off value) | Sensitivity | Specificity | PPV | NPV | LR+ | LR- |
MMP7 (5.5 ng/mL) | 75 (63-86) | 78 (71-85) | 61 (50-72) | 87 (81-93) | 3.41 (2.38-4.89) | 0.33 (0.21-0.51) |
MMP7 (6.5 ng/mL) | 63 (50-75) | 87 (81-93) | 69 (56-81) | 83 (77-90) | 4.72 (2.91-7.66) | 0.43 (0.31-0.60) |
MMP7 (7.5 ng/mL) | 53 (40-65) | 92 (88-97) | 76 (62-89) | 81 (74-87) | 6.73 (3.54-12.70) | 0.51 (0.39-0.68) |
CA19-9 (35 U/mL) | 71 (60-83) | 73 (66-81) | 55 (44-66) | 85 (78-91) | 2.68 (1.93-3.73) | 0.39 (0.26-0.59) |
CA19-9 (100 U/mL) | 68 (56-80) | 87 (81-93) | 70 (58-82) | 85 (79-91) | 5.1 (3.17-8.22) | 0.37 (0.25-0.54) |
CA19-9 (200 U/mL) | 59 (47-72) | 93 (89-97) | 80 (68-91) | 83 (77-89) | 8.44 (4.34-16.40) | 0.44 (0.32-0.60) |
Table 3 Predicted probability of the combination of serum carbohydrate antigen 19-9 and matrix metalloproteinase-7 for diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma
CA19-9 (> 100 U/mL) | MMP7 (> 5.5 ng/mL) | Predicted probability (%) |
- | - | 6.40 |
- | + | 36.10 |
+ | - | 42.84 |
+ | + | 86.12 |
Table 4 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of matrix metalloproteinase-7, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, albumin, total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase and alkaline phosphatase
Table 5 Odd Ratios estimates for diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma
Variables | OR (95% CI) | P |
CA19-9 | 15.2 (5.20-44.56) | < 0.001 |
MMP7 | 5.5 (1.87-16.03) | 0.002 |
Albumin | 0.015 (0.01-0.15) | < 0.001 |
Total bilirubin | 2.4 (0.81-7.20) | 0.115 |
AST | 1.2 (0.37-4.12) | 0.738 |
ALP | 0.3 (0.09-1.05) | 0.060 |
- Citation: Leelawat K, Narong S, Wannaprasert J, Ratanashu-ek T. Prospective study of MMP7 serum levels in the diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(37): 4697-4703
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i37/4697.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i37.4697